Ever thought about running away from home as a kid? For most, it’s nothing more than a harmless daydream. But for this Redditor, it became reality.
After enduring years of mistreatment from his mother, he finally reached a breaking point. So when she told him to leave, he took her words literally and didn’t come back. Days passed without him returning, and eventually, she called the police to track him down.
What she never imagined was that the search would reveal everything she’d been hiding. Here’s how it all played out.
The teen had spent years suffering under his mother’s mistreatment
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So when she told him to leave, he decided to take her words literally
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The author later shared more details
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He also opened up about the emotional toll it had taken on him
Readers were relieved he got away and responded with their own stories of escaping toxic homes
